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Lecia Barker, University of Texas
Michael Smith, France Telecom Alice Pawley, Purdue University |
In all engineering disciplines, the workforce does not reflect the diversity of the U.S. population. Today, Hispanics make up 17% of the college-age population, but as engineers, they represent only 2% of the workforce and only 8% of our students. African Americans are 14% of the college-age population, but less than 2% of the engineering workforce and only 6% of its college students (NSF, 2006). The gaps are even larger for women and for faculty. Women in engineering are only 11% of the workforce and less than 5% of the faculty in the U.S. This lack of diversity in engineering classrooms, research laboratories, design studios, industry and corporate boardrooms threatens the vitality of the U.S. scientific and engineering enterprise.
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Browse these resources:
- African Americans
- Assessment
- Broadening Participation
- Diversity Data & Statistics
- Gender Equity
- Hispanics
- Mentoring
- NSF ADVANCE Programs
- Native Americans
- Persons with Disabilities
- Policy
- Recruiting
- Retention
- Women and IT
- Work-Life Balance
